'FROM INSATIABILITY TO SATISFIED'

💔😻 INSATIABLE hungerings - for a multitude of things, in which, I observed, that, life and "the world," "had to OFFER," describes, a part of me, in my twenties and thirties (1 John 2:16+17)‼️😳💍👠🚗🌇🍸🍺 GOD only knows WHAT I would have "gotten into," IF, HE had not had HIS loving, providential, disciplinary, ETC., "hand," upon ME⁉️😏 I, NOW, KNOW this:  IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS FOR ME, AND, THOSE CONNECTED TO ME, IF, GOD had, permitted and/or given, me, EVERYTHING, in which, I thought that I, desired and/or wanted‼️😔 SO, throughout the years, as my spirit (because, HIS SPIRIT was working inside me), was desiring to be what I understood that, my LORD wanted me be, and yet, trying to SATISFY the LUSTS in my soul, I was, oftentimes, living with a sense of frustration within my being‼️My physical body, which is "neutral," would obey, which ever part of me (spirit or soul), was in control, at any given time‼️The Holy Spirit, and, sometimes, my spirit, were faithfully reminding me to - keep God, and, God's will, FIRST, as my soul's longings were "hounding" me to - be sure and, "GET EVERYTHING I COULD GET OUT OF LIFE," along with, getting - ALL - of the "BLESSINGS," in which, GOD, my Heavenly Father, would HELP me "GET"‼️The "PUZZLING" thing about it, to me, as I retrospectively, reminisce and examine, this matter, is that, no matter WHAT I "GOT," physically, my soul was NEVER satisfied, although, my spirit, mysteriously, whenever, I fed it adequately, with the assistance of the wonderful Holy Spirit, was easily CONTENTED‼️It was PARADOXICALLY confusing, and being so, along with dealing with various other of life's, situations and circumstances, the reoccurring cycles of FRUSTRATION, caused me to be a RESTLESS person (overall, but, not all of the time)‼️😏 It's strange how, one can be restless (mentally, emotionally, physically), and yet, deep down, in one's spirit, have peace, joy, and, all of the other 'Fruit of The Spirit,' because, one has The Holy Spirit (a "deposit" that is made, whenever, one gains Salvation, and, is also, SEALED by The Spirit)❣️The WEIRD phenomenon, is that, gradually, unbeknownst to me, through the years, while I was grasping for, one "lust fix" after another, as well as, experiencing, one disappointment after another, ETC., I was CHANGING, growing in The Lord, learning that, I really didn't NEED, nor, have to have - EVERYTHING that, I had once believed I HAD TO HAVE - to be HAPPY - after all, and, many other truths of life‼️I am presenty - SATISFIED and CONTENT❣️However, the actual journey of this "metamorphosis," about which, I am writing in this post, was NOT "pretty" (to observers), has been quite TRYING to me, and,"seems" to be progressing SLOWLY, throughout its process (which continues presently)‼️The Lord, in the past, at times, would LET me "work out" getting one thing after another, and, usually, not too long after getting something, "in no time flat," my "eyes" would be WANTING something else, in which, I would convince myself, that, I JUST HAD TO HAVE (to be "happy")‼️🙄 I had "fleshy CRAVINGS" in my soul (mind, will, and emotions), of longing to, "have and do it ALL," therefore, "I know that I know," that, GOD has tremendously decreased those "lusts," which, for years, "drove" me, because, I could not, and, did NOT, do it myself‼️‼️Don't get me wrong, I still LIKE, pretty, good quality, stuff, and, I still desire various things, HOWEVER, that "oppressive spirit of lust," has been driven away from me, and, my desires, motives, etc., are CHANGED❣️God USED LOTS of entities to, work and accomplish, this CHANGE, in me, SUCH AS:  The Blood, HIS, mercy, love, grace, etc., situations and circumstances - through which I went, The Holy Spirit's workings, The Word of God's workings, answering prayers, which, had been prayed on my behalf, relational interactions, depression, a messed up back (DDD), and, all of the symptoms of it, ETC.‼️‼️AND, IF, GOD CHANGED this, and other shortcomings in me, then, HE CAN DO it for anyone (even you), SO, BE ENCOURAGED, IF, you need to be❣️JUST continue, SURRENDERING and/or YIELDING, to HIS, WORD + SPIRIT, in obedience❣️It seems that, this post is mainly directed toward Believers, because, unbelievers, don't typically feel bad about having an insatiable "appetite" for worldly pleasures‼️It is a struggle to consistently live a "Spirit-filled" life, but, it can be done (resting "in HIM"), because, Believers are told to do it (Galatians 5:16)❣️The Good Lord does not tell us to do things, unless, HE knows that, we are capable of doing them (with HIS helps)❣️HERE'S MY LIFE LESSON (in which, I'm sharing in this post):  DEEP-ROOTED CHARACTER QUALITIES, SUCH AS - MORALITY, PERCEPTIONS, PERSPECTIVES, HABITS, LEARNED BEHAVIORS, ETC., CAN BE CHANGED, IN AND BY, AN INDIVIDUAL, HOWEVER, ONE'S SPIRIT MUST BE QUICKENED - BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, AND THEN ALSO, BE COOPERATIVE WITH HIM, IN ORDER FOR GOD TO CHANGE A PERSON'S - SPIRITUAL BELIEFS, MOTIVES, DESIRES, AND THE SUCH (some things - one can change about himself/herself, but, some things - ONLY GOD can change)❣️😘📖m🙏🏼✝️🕊🙌🏼💜 I do not like it, whenever, I, hear or read, someone stating that, "PEOPLE - CANNOT AND/OR DO NOT - CHANGE" (spewing out their negative OPINION), like it is "The Gospel," because, I KNOW that, I have CHANGED - in lots of ways, thanks to my LORD, molding and making, me, and, with my (sometimes) cooperation, etc., with HIM❣️I also, know - LOTS of other CHANGED people❣️Of course, there are certain, physical, personality-wise, character, and the such, characteristics (intelligence, being humorous, height, etc.) with each individual, which shall, never change❣️😉😏🙏🏼✝️🙌🏼 THEREFORE,  RETROSPECTIVELY "SPEAKING," I finally understand that, EVERYTHING, in which, THE GOOD LORD SENDS, ALLOWS  "IGNORES," ETC., in MY LIFE, is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY, so that, HE can accomplish HIS work INSIDE of me - CHANGING me - making more CHRIST-LIKE (Romans 12:1+2, 2 Corinthians 3:18)❣️This work within me is perpetual - at least until - I am COMPLETELY CHANGED, whenever, I die, or, in The Rapture (1 Corinthians 15:51-58)❣️✝️🙌🏼 THEREFORE, dear reader, be encouraged, if, you and/or anybody else, needs to CHANGE, but, has been unsuccessful - so far - in knowing that, not only can a person change some behaviors, and all, concerning oneself, but, GOD - through CHRIST - CAN, go deep within the, spirit and soul (Hebrews 4:12-16), of ANY individual (positionally and practically), and, transform - ANYBODY❣️BELIEVE❣️📖🙏🏼🕊✝️🙌🏼💜...👋🏼...until next post...